The Carriage House is about William Adair’s faith in life and his two indisputable principles - the exceptional good looks and athletic talents of his three daughters and the historical status of his family in their Philadelphia suburb.Now both the beauty and talents of his daughters and the symbol of their place in the world – the carriage house which was built by his grandfather are beginning to collapse.Diana, Elizabeth, and Isabelle were all tennis champions in their youth. Having lost their father’s pride, the three sisters are now struggling to define themselves. Their ailing mother was suffering from dementia and had forgot about everyone around her. Fighting to help William to recover from his stroke, his daughters started the battle to take back the carriage house which had decayed beyond recognition and may even be condemned. This novel is about overcoming the complex bonding of siblings, misunderstandings, and betrayals and how each of the Adairs ultimately found how to forgive, to rebuild lost lives, and how to save grace of love.This book is a moving, soul searching, easy to related to and a refreshing read.I received this book for free through a GoodReads giveaway but only just got to finish the book. Thank you. Many aspiring novelists wonder if they should self-publish, and after reading this traditionally published, good-looking book, I say, Definitely! You certainly can’t do any worse than The Carriage House. William is obsessed with tennis, having been a former tennis champion. He had high hopes that his three daughters, Diana, Elizabeth and Isabelle, would follow in his footsteps. It took the author 30 pages to say this. Anyway, William has a stroke and his wife, Margaux, who left reality behind a long time ago, is cared for by crazy, Louise. William loves Adelia and he asks her to move in with him, his three daughters and his wife. We are now well into the novel and other than meandering through unlikeable characters’ heads, nothing has happened.This book is excruciating. The characters are dull, the dialogue poor, the adequate descriptions are endless – some paragraphs go on for two and a half pages, and the plot is missing. The goal to save the house of the title seems like an afterthought. It is not ‘Part Jane Austen’ as indicated on the cover.
What do You think about The Carriage House (2013)?
I just could not get into this one. The writing seemed very disjointed along with the story line.
—fedloko
What do I feel the spirit of King Lear breathing down on "The Carriage House"?
—jalern
